OLD TESTAMENT

Sirach 36:24

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He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure, a help meet for him and a pillar of support.

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Verse 24. More. Love is the most violent of all the passions, and nothing can afford greater content than a virtuous and consoling wife. Calmet. 26:21. Calmet.

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